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==Boards/Committees== |
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'''Present''' |
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* CJFE (Canadian Journalists for Freedom of Expression) Committee Member |
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* Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Foundation – Board Member |
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* MusiCounts - committee member |
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* WarChild – volunteer |
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'''Past''' |
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* Chum Limited – Director |
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* Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences – Director |
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* Margaret Atwood’s Long Pen/ Unotichit - Director |
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* Canadian Recording Industry Association – Director |
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* Canadian Music Council – Co-Chair |
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* Canada’s Walk of Fame – Director |
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* Music Industry Coalition- Team Co-Leader |
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* VideoFact - Director |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Denise Anne Donlon | |
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| Born | February 22, 1956 |
| Spouse | Murray McLauchlan |
| Awards | Order of Canada |
Denise Anne Donlon, CM (born 22 February 1956) is a Canadian business executive, television producer, host, and member of the Order of Canada.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, she joined MuchMusic in 1985 as a host and producer. In 1992, she became the director of music programming, and was named vice-president and general manager in 1997.
From 2000 to 2004, she was the president of Sony Music Canada.
On September 17, 2008, Donlon was named executive director of CBC Radio's English-language services.[1] She left the CBC in August 2011 and was succeeded by her 2nd in command, Chris Boyce.[2] From September 2013 to April 2014, Donlon hosted the TV program TheZoomer which she co-hosted with Conrad Black. The program continues to air on Vision TV Network.[3]
Awards and Honours
Donlon is a member of the Canadian Broadcasters Hall of Fame from the Canadian Association of Broadcasters, she is a Lifetime Award recipient of the Toronto Women in Film and Television. In 2009 she was named one of Canada's Top l00 Powerful Women. That same year she won the Rosalie Trailblazer Award at Canadian Music Week. She won the Peter Gzowski Literacy Award of Merit (ABC Canada) in 2001, a Woman of Vision Award, and Woman of the Year from Canadian Women in Communications. She holds two Gemini Awards - Special Event Coverage - Election Night 93 and in 1992, as Producer for the New Music. She won a Golden Sheaf Award from the Yorkton Film Festival for 'In Your Face - Violence in Music' in 1993.
Boards and Committees
Donlon is a board member of the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Foundation, a committee member of Canadian Journalists for Free Expression, is a trustee of Lake Ontario Waterkeepers, and a committee member of MusiCounts. She holds two honorary doctorates from the University of Calgary and the University of Waterloo.[4]
Donlon has produced various charitable events including the Clinton Giustra Sustainable Growth Initiative (2008), President Clinton's 60th birthday party (2007 with Frank Giustra and Sam Feldman), documentaries for War Child Canada in Northern Uganda, Sierra Leone, and the Thai Burmese Border, Live 8 (Co-producer, Toronto 2006), Rock the Walk (Canada's Walk of Fame 2005/2006) and was involved with the Tsunami Concert of Hope event among others.[5]
Personal life
Donlon is married to Murray McLauchlan and they have a son.
References
- ^ "Denise Donlon named to top job at CBC Radio". CBC News. September 17, 2008. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
- ^ Dixon, Guy (July 10, 2011). "Denise Donlon leaves CBC Radio". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
- ^ "Conrad Black and Denise Donlon host gutsy new current affairs show". TheZoomer TV. ZoomerMedia. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ "CBC names renowned media executive Denise Donlon as new head of CBC Radio". Canada Newswire. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ "Denise Donlon Announced as Recipient of Humanitarian Spirit Award". Canadian Music Week. Archived from the original on February 10, 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2006.
External links
- Conrad Black and Denise Donlon set to co-host gutsy new current affairs and lifestyle show
- Denise Donlon among contributors to 100 days that changed Canada
- Denise Donlon at IdeaCity